In Memoriam – Joe Garagiola

Feeling very nostalgic this evening. Growing up I was not a great little leaguer. My batting average often flirted around the Mendoza line, even before there was such a thing. But the one thing I looked forward to every Saturday was NBC’s “Game of the Week” with Joe Garagiola and Tony Kubek. I would scatter…

Baseball history in a box

Baseball cards. A lost tradition. I’m not sure exactly when or why I started collecting them. I mean, sure, I played little league, starting in 3rd grade, so 1972, and sure enough, with the exception of a few I have purchased on eBay, that’s when my collection started. My purchases were limited to whenever we…

2015 Superlatives

We all remember our senior year of high school when the superlatives were announced: Most likely to succeed (usually the valedictorian); Most popular (usually a cheerleader); most likely to crash on a bike and require surgery to repair a shattered wrist (usually…. oh wait, that’s me!) Looking very Darth Vadar-ish after my surgery Well, as…